Novena Begins:  November 24 Feastday:  December 3 Name Meaning: “The free man”Patron Saint of: African missions, foreign missions, navigators, parish missions, plague epidemics, propagation of the faith. Day 1 – St. Francis Xavier Novena Let us begin. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. O devoted Servant of … Continue reading St. Francis Xavier Novena – Prayer for Missionary Zeal and Faith